Where does “클릭하다” come from?
클릭하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 클릭, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
클릭하다 (Korean): to click
Definitions
- to click
Ancestry of “클릭하다”, step by step
클릭하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 클릭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 클릭 | click |
| 2 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |